n 1  cap  :  an African genus of dipteran flies that have a long slender sharp proboscis and joint antennae bearing feathery appendages and that comprise the tsetse flies - compare SLEEPING SICKNESS   2  :  any fly of the genus Glossina  :  TSETSE FLY .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:   cal·cine  ca·ly·cine  co·li·cin  gly·cine 
 
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